After a first mandate between 2014 and 2015, marked by a CAN victory, Hervé Renard returned to the head of Ivory Coast. The technician, who replaced Emerse Faé after the 2026 World Cup, unveiled his first list of 25 players this Wednesday, with a view to this September gathering.
Unsurprisingly, the former Saudi Arabia coach summoned the new Madrid player, Yan Diomandé, but also Guéla Doué, Nicolas Pépé and Evan Ndicka. Some new additions also join Renard’s first list: Christ Tapé, Kassoum Ouattara, Yann Gboho, Amadou Koné, Eddy Doué, Malick Yalcouyé, Patrick Zabi and Ryan Fofana.
Fox: “We don’t have much time to waste”
During this international window, the Elephants will begin their CAN 2027 qualifying campaign with a confrontation against Ghana on September 24 and against Somalia on September 29. The Ivorians will end this truce with a friendly match against Cameroon on October 3.
“We don’t have much time to waste. launched the Frenchman at a press conference. We get to the heart of the matter with these qualifying matches for CAN 2027 and a high-quality opponent which is Ghana then Somalia. Qualification is never a given, you will have to be concentrated and determined from the start of this qualification phase. »
